| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | THE OTHER GUYS (2010) |
| Director | Adam McKay |
| Writer | Adam McKay, Chris Henchy |
| Lead Actor | Will Ferrell |
| Cast | Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Derek Jeter |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
| Release Date | August 6, 2010 (United States) |
| Duration | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 6.7/10 |
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Positive Aspects of THE OTHER GUYS (2010)
The idea of a policy buddy comedy focusing on the normal guys who do not get the action, and pale in comparison to the real heroes that closely resemble what we usually see in films like these, is an excellent place to start for “The Other Guys”. Although seeming like an odd match, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are brilliantly cast as odd couple police detectives Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz who are largely considered to be the buffoons of the department. When the star detectives Highsmith (Jackson) and Danson (Johnson) ‘die’ in the line of duty, a door opens for two new detectives to take their place as the stars of the department.
Of course, Gamble and Hoitz stumble their way through a few hilarious sequences of mayhem before they end up solving the big case. What works in this film is the casting, and a few really good attempts at comedy. Ferrell plays the straight man this time out, with Wahlberg as the angry and short tempered personality, which works surprisingly well.
Eva Mendes is excellent as Gamble’s wife, and her treatment in the story as an ‘average’ looking girl is very funny. Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson ham it up beautifully in their extended cameos at the beginning of the film. The capper would have to be the red Toyota Prius that Gamble and Hoitz get around in. There are a few visual flashes of brilliance that you might not expect in a film like this, such as Gamble and Hoitz’s big night on the town shown in an extended photograph-like sequence. “The Other Guys” is good in concept, and has a few moments of genuinely good comedy.
Drawbacks of THE OTHER GUYS (2010)
Where this film disappoints the most is in knowing what it could have been if the script had given its stars wittier dialogue and better crafted sequences. In the end, the film walks a very uncomfortable tightrope between being a genuine comedy with some clever characters and a stupid spoof to be laughed at. And in between walking that tightrope between these two extremes is a lot of dead space that is quite frankly boring as hell.
Things go downhill when Highsmith and Danson die in the line of duty in a poorly realised, albeit funny death scene which seems entirely out of place with the other type of witty comedy on play, such as the banter between Gamble and Hoitz. The film attempts to make up for this with an action scene or two but it is too little too late by then. “The Other Guys” is a totally wasted opportunity to do something unique and clever.
Final Verdict
At the core of this film is a great idea for an action comedy, but as happens so often in Hollywood, the script does not give the film’s well assembled cast much to work with, leaving a film that barely satisfies on any level.
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